Archive | November, 2015

If you haven’t noticed, there seems to be increasing attention on some of the more ancient prayer practices lately. Centering prayer, contemplative prayer and meditation are all being discussed now with Christian application in mind. While some of the authors promoting these ideas (Merton, Keating, etc.) may have some fine-sounding things to say regarding the […]

Shamelessly stolen from Marc Minter of First Baptist Church, Diana, Texas: “I did not know this until recently, but the term “professional” actually came into use as Protestant Christians argued against any division between things that are ‘sacred’ and things that are ‘secular.’ There are some who believe that these two realms either rarely or […]

Below is a small piece of the story of Herman Hegger where he discusses his former faith and the doubts he struggled with on a regular basis. This piece is the portion of his story describing his departure from the Roman Catholic faith and priesthood (the whole story can be read in full by clicking […]